Ion energy measurements in a Direct Wave-Drive Thruster
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1 Ion energy measurements in a Direct Wave-Drive Thruster Matthew S. Feldman and Edgar Y. Choueiri Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Lab, Princeton, New Jersey, 08544, USA Benjamin A. Jorns Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 91109, USA An experiment designed to demonstrate ion acceleration in a Direct Wave-Drive Thruster (DWDT) was constructed. A DWDT is a new propulsion concept that relies on waves to transfer momentum directly to a plasma without electrodes. In order to demonstrate the existence of accelerated ions, the ion energy distribution function in the plume was measured with a retarding potential analyzer (RPA) for varying powers delivered to the wave launching antenna. For antenna powers up to 700 W, the number of higher energy ions in the distribution function increases, which is consistent with ion acceleration. In order to rule out any spurious effects from the RPA, an insulating plate was placed in front of the RPA, which reduced the number high energy ions in the measured distribution functions. The measured increase in the high energy tail of the ion energy distribution function provides evidence for part of a proof-of-concept experiment of the DWDT. I. Introduction The Direct Wave-Drive Thruster is a new propulsion concept that uses waves to transfer momentum directly to a plasma. 1 3 As an inherently electrodeless device, a DWDT can avoid lifetime limitations due to erosion, as well as utilize a variety of propellants. Previous waves-based thruster concepts have used a variety of waves to heat a plasma and obtain thrust by expanding through a magnetic nozzle. 4 6 In contrast, a DWDT attempts to couple directed wave momentum into a plasma for acceleration. Theoretically, this momentum transfer can be achieved inductively similarly to Pulsed Inductive Thrusters (PIT). 7, 8 The key difference is a DWDT operates continuously to inject wave momentum, whereas PIT discharges its energy in a single pulse. Previous work on the DWDT has focused primarily on the coupling between the antenna and the plasma 1, 3 as well as different wave modes of interest for direct momentum transfer. 2, 3 While some initial work suggested electrostatic waves would be ideal for direct propulsion, 2 recently, we have shown that Alfvén waves are better suited for this type of device. 3 This work suggests that a DWDT is a potentially attractive option for electrodeless plasma acceleration. However, no experimental measurements have been made on such a device. We have built a proof-of-concept experiment in order to test the ability to directly accelerate a plasma via a continuous, inductive wave-antenna. In this paper, we will present some initial results measuring the ion energy distribution functions in the plume for increasing power to our wave-launching antenna (WLA). The layout of this paper will proceed as follows. In Section II, we will present the experimental set-up. In Section III, we will describe the data collection process and the resulting ion energy distribution functions. In Section IV, we will analyze the results and motivate future work on the DWDTX. Ph.D. Candidate; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Research Assistant. Chief Scientist, EPPDyL; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University; Professor, Applied Physics Group; AIAA Fellow Associate Engineer, Electric Propulsion Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1 of 11
2 II. Experiment The Direct Wave-Drive Thruster Experiment (DWDTX) consists of a plasma source antenna (PSA), a confining magnetic field configuration, and a wave-launching antenna (WLA). The set-up is illustrated in Figure 1, and an orthographic perspective is shown in Figure 2. DWDTX is mounted on a thrust stand in EPPDyL s Orange Vacuum Tank. Figure 1. The Direct Wave-Drive Thruster Experiment (DWDTX). The DWDT experiment is mounted in the EPPDyL s Orange Vacuum Tank. It consists of a confining glass tube with an exhaust hole centered between two electromagnets (in orange), which creates a magnetic bottle. Gas is injected from either side of the tube and a plasma is created using a Mhz RF signal by the two copper loop antennas bracketing the electromagnets. The WLA is center mounted behind the exhaust hole. G10 plates (shown in green) isolate the electromagnets from direct exposure to the plume. Not pictured are two Macor backplates which seal the open ends of the tube, through which argon gas is injected. A. Plasma Source The DWDTX source is linear magnetic bottle that we will attempt to accelerate plasma across. The source consists of a 8cm diameter glass tube with an 8cm x 8cm exhaust hole centered on the tube. The exhaust hole is bracketed by two water-cooled electromagnets, forming the magnetic bottle. The theoretical magnetic field strength along the centerline of the glass tube is plotted in Figure 3. In this paper, B 0 is defined at the magnetic field strength at the center of the bottle configuration. Each end of the glass tube is closed by a Macor backplate. Argon gas is fed though each backplate via an alumina gas injection tube. Finally, the PSA (outlined in red in Figure 2) consists of a dual loop antenna made from copper tubing positioned outside of the two electromagnets and encircling the glass tube. The two loops are connected in series to help ensure equal power is delivered to both side of the plasma. The entire antenna structure is connected to an capacitive L-type matching network, 9 which is rigidly mounted off of the trust stand and extends around the glass tube without making physical contact. The PSA is also water-cooled through the copper tubing. B. Wave Launching Antenna The WLA is centered (outlined in blue in Figure 2) between the two electromagnets and is designed to couple to the magnetosonic mode inside the plasma. As a result, the current paths of the antenna must be perpendicular to the applied magnetic field. The WLA was wound with 1.5mm magnetic wire around 4 alumina rods aligned in an 8cm square as shown in Figure 4. Instead of winding an exact square, the WLA is shaped to contour to the glass tube surface to improve coupling between the current paths and the 2 of 11
3 Figure 2. Dimensions for the DWDTX. The confining glass tube has an 8 cm diameter with an 8 cm exhaust hole. The electromagnets have a 12 cm inner spacing and 12 cm outer diameter. The PSA (boxed in red) brackets the two electromagnets. The WLA (boxed in blue) sits directly behind the exhaust hole and is roughly 8 cm x 8 cm. 140 Magnetic Field along Transverse Centerline 120 B (Gauss ) A 6A 3A Position (cm) Figure 3. Electromagnet field strength for given applied currents. The magnetic topology was calculated theoretically, and the field strength along the centerline for various applied currents is shown above. Note the magnetic bottle does not create a uniform field. 3 of 11
4 plasma. The WLA is 8cm in length with 30 windings. The frequency dependent impedance of the antenna was measured up to 400 khz and is shown in Figure 5. The antenna inductance is 60 µh, and the resistance increases for increasing frequency, which results in larger power losses. Figure 4. Wave Launching Antenna (WLA). Four alumina rods are mounted between two G10 plates. A single wrapping of the magnet wire is shown in yellow around the alumina rods. Wave Launching Antenna Impedance vs. Frequency Resistance (Ohms) Reactance (Ohms) Resistance Reactance Frequency (khz) Figure 5. Impedance vs. Frequency. The WLA resistance and reactance was measured up to 400 khz. At 400 khz, the resistance is over 6 Ω, which creates large losses in the antenna. The linear fit of the antenna reactance gives an inductance of 60 µh. C. Vacuum Chamber The experimental apparatus was constructed on the thrust stand inside of EPPDyL s Orange Vacuum Tank, which has an 8 ft. diameter and 25 ft. length. The chamber is pumped by a 4 ft. diffusion pump, backed by roots blower and two roughing pumps, and we achieved an ultimate pressure of 10 µtorr. The DWDTX is mounted at the front of the tank, on the far side from the pumping systems. The tank has two translation stages for taking diagnostic measurements in the plasma plume, which can move a diagnostic suit in the axial and transverse directions. The axial direction is aligned with the length of the chamber and the transverse stage is perpendicular to the plasma plume. 4 of 11
5 D. Diagnostics Currently, we have three major diagnostic tools at our disposal; a Langmuir Probe (LP), an emissive probe (EP), and a retarding potential analyzer (RPA) on loan from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. An overhead view of the mounting configuration is pictured in Figure 6 (not to scale), with the LP located 6 cm upstream from the RPA and the EP 2 cm upstream. We adopt the convention that the exhaust direction is the positive direction and the edge of the confining glass tube is taken as the origin. Figure 6. DWDTX Diagnostic Configuration. The RPA aperture is 1 cm diameter. The EP and LP are mounted on either side of the RPA. The entire diagnostic configuration can be moved into the plume (axial) and across the plume (transverse). The diagnostic suit and experiment are not to scale. The solid blue line is the centerline of the plasma plume and is where all measurements were taken for this paper. The edge of the glass tube is defined to be 0 cm on the x-axis. Data points were taken from -4 cm (at the center of the glass tube) out to 18 cm. All RPA data was taken at 18 cm. 1. Langmuir Probe The LP in our system is a 1 mm diameter, 3.5 mm length, tungsten rod mounted inside an alumina tube. The probe is powered by a bipolar operational amplifier and was swept at 3Hz from -40 to 90 V and averaged over 32 sweeps. The current was sensed over a 1000 Ω resistor and low pass filter. The filter removes RF noise and has a 3dB cut off of 25 khz. It is well known that the electron temperature can be obtained from the slope of the ln(i e ) V trace, and the density can be calculated from Emissive Probe n = I sat.61ea T e /m i. (1) The emissive probe is a.005 inch tungsten filament press mounted into a two bore alumina tube. The total resistance of the probe and cabling was < 1Ω. The probe was powered by a variac connected to a 10-to-1 voltage transformer in series with a diode and the EP. The plasma potential can then be obtained via the 11, 12 floating point method. 3. Retarding Potential Analyzer The retarding potential analyzer is on loan from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and has been used in previous work on Hall thrusters. 13 The RPA aperture is 1 cm in diameter. The RPA was employed to measure the ion energy distribution functions of the plasma plume and was also powered by the bipolar amplifier. A voltage-current trace was measured from 0 to 100 volts at 1 volts intervals over 30 seconds. 5 of 11
6 III. Data Collection and Results In order to achieve reasonable efficiencies, the antenna-plasma coupling must be high while the antenna resistance is small. 1, 3 For this type of antenna configuration, better antenna plasma coupling occurs for larger Alfvén wave wavenumbers. 3 In particular, strong coupling occurs when the non dimensional parameter k A = k A H > 1, where H is the length scale of the system, 3 i.e. µ0 ρ k A = ωh > 1. (2) B Since the system size and plasma density are not easily controlled, the most effective way to increase the antenna-plasma coupling is to increase the applied frequency or decrease the applied magnetic field. However, as we can see in Figure 5, increasing the frequency leads to higher resistive losses in the antenna. Additionally, the background magnetic field cannot be decreased arbitrarily without significant plasma loss to the walls. In this paper, we use a WLA frequency of 200 khz to limit our resistive antenna losses, and we choose magnetic field with B 0 = 26 G. For the measured densities along the centerline of the system, this corresponds to k A 3. In order to characterize the source, LP traces were taken of the plasma source at the low magnetic field strength from the center line of the glass tube to 17 cm away from the tube edge for a fixed mass flow, 1.6 mg/s, PS power, 358 W, and applied magnetic field, B 0 = 26 G. Plots of electron temperature and plasma density are shown in Figure 7. As expected, the density falls off substantially outside of the source tube, as there is no substantial force acting to push plasma across field lines besides cross-field diffusion and the ability of ions to pull electrons across field lines in this configuration. 14 Surprisingly, the density remains roughly constant far into the plume. Because the plume is expanding into the chamber, it is expected that the density should continue to fall off. It is possible that some of the measured background plasma density in the plume may be caused by stray ionization from the source antenna. In order to determine if ion acceleration is occurring, measurements of the ion energy distribution function were taken in the exhaust plume by the RPA for increasing WLA power with B 0 = 26 G. The emissive probe and RPA were successively positioned in the center of the plume, 18 cm from the glass tube edge, in order to correct the RPA trace for the plasma potential. The change is plasma potential is shown in Table 1. These potentials were used to correct the ion energy distribution functions (IEDFs) shown in Figure 8. WLA Power Plasma Potential (200 khz) 0 W 52 ± 5 V 400 W 53 ± 5 V 700 W 55 ± 5 V Table 1. Plasma Potential Measurements for increasing WLA Power with B 0 = 26 G. EP measurements were taken at 18 cm from the edge of the glass tube. Error is taken from the larger estimates in the literature of 10%. 12 The RPA experiences significant spread in ion energies. This is likely due to the large voltage fall the ions experience from the plasma potential to the RPA discriminator. The most probable ion energy remains fixed near 0 ev, and there is little change in the lowest energies of the IEDF. This suggests that the most of the background plasma is unchanged by the addition of WLA power. However, the number of ions in the high energy tail of the IEDF increases for increasing wave energy. Due to the large energy spread generated by the RPA, and the significant number of stationary background ions, in order to determine the most probable added ion energy, we subtract the the IEDFs with varying WLA power from the base case of no added WLA power. This is shown in Figure 9. At the highest power measured, 700 W, the most probable ion energy added to the background distribution is 10 ev. We caution that the significant number of non-accelerated ions near 0 ev makes determining the exact velocities of any accelerated ions difficult. However, the increase in the higher energy tail of the IEDF is suggestive that acceleration is occurring. Due to the increase in the plasma potential as wave-launching energy is added, it is possible that the high energy region experiences a larger spread in the measured IEDF. Additionally, we have previously observed 6 of 11
7 8 T e vs. Posiiton 6 Te (ev) Position (cm) 0=edge of tube Density vs Position Density (m -3 ) Position (cm) 0=edge of tube Figure 7. Electron Temperature and Plasma Density vs Position. T e and n are plotted at various distance into the plume. The vertical line is the edge of the glass tube. 7 of 11
8 Ion Energy Distribution Functions without accounting for plasma potential for increasing WLA power IEDF (arb.) W 400 W 700 W Ion Energy (ev) Ion Energy Distribution Functions for increasing WLA power W IEDF (arb.) W 700 W Ion Energy (ev) Figure 8. Ion Energy Distribution Functions (IEDF) at B 0 = 26 G. IEDFs are shown in arbitrary units for increasing WLA power. (Top) The IEDF is shown before smoothing or subtracting off the measured plasma potential. (Bottom) The IEDF is shown corrected for the measured plasma potential. The most probable ion energy remains fixed at 0 V, which suggests little change is occurring to the background plasma. However, the high energy tail of the IEDF increases for increasing wave energy. Sample error bars are shown in black. 8 of 11
9 0.03 Difference in IEDF compared with no WLA power Difference of IEDFs (arb.) W 700 W Ion Energy (ev) Figure 9. Changes in IEDF for increasing WLA power at B 0 = 26 G. The difference in the distribution functions in Figure 8 compared to the zero power case are shown for 400 W and 700 W. For higher WLA powers, the normalized IEDFs have a larger fraction of ions at higher energies. A sample error bar is shown in black. RF energy to cause spurious effects in the RPA traces. In order rule out these effects, we placed a 1 cm wide G10 plate 3 cm downstream in front of the RPA. This plate serves to block any potential beam ions while allowing the background distribution to still be measured. We then repeated the previous RPA sweeps to verity that no beam is occurring. The measured plasma potentials are shown in Table 2, and the measured IEDFs are shown in Figure 10. WLA Power Plasma Potential (200 khz) 0 W 53 ± 5 V 400 W 54 ± 5 V 700 W 55 ± 5 V Table 2. Plasma Potential Measurements for increasing WLA Power with B 0 = 26 G with G10 plate 3cm downstream of RPA aperture. In order to compared the blocked and unblocked cases, we follow the same procedure as before and subtract the IEDFs with varying WLA power from the base case of no added WLA power. These subtracted traces are shown in Figure 11. The increase in high energy ions that was seen without a blocking plate has mostly disappeared and is now well within experimental error. This is suggestive that the measured increase in the number of high energy ions is not a spurious effect of the RF or plasma potential increase. IV. Discussion Overall, there is little change in the plasma plume structure as WLA power is increased. While the most probable ion energies remain unchanged for increasing powers, an increase is observed in the number of high energy ions of the IEDF. For increasing power to the WLA antenna, the fraction of ions in the high energy tail of the IEDF increases, which is consistent with ion acceleration. Spurious effects on the RPA trace due to RF interactions and the plasma potential increase were ruled out by adding a small insulating plate in front of the RPA and measuring no significant increase in the number of high energy ions. This provides the first evidence for part of a proof-of-concept experiment for a DWDT. In order to improve the potential acceleration, we previously derived that higher WLA powers should lead to better antenna-plasma coupling. However, while our current WLA amplifier can deliver up to 1 9 of 11
10 Ion Energy Distribution Functions for increasing WLA power With Insulating Plate Blocking Beam Ions 0.05 IEDF (arb.) W 400 W 700 W Ion Energy (ev) Figure 10. Ion Energy Distribution Functions (IEDF) at B 0 = 26 G with G10 plate 3 cm downstream of the RPA. IEDFs are shown in arbitrary units for increasing WLA power. The IEDF is smoothed and shown corrected for the measured plasma potential. The high energy tail seen without the blocking plate seems to vanish. A sample error bar is shown in black Difference in IEDF compared with no WLA power With insulating plate blocking beam ions Difference of IEDFs (arb.) W 700 W Ion Energy (ev) Figure 11. Changes in IEDF for increasing WLA power at B 0 = 26 G. The difference in the distribution functions in Figure 8 compared to the zero power case are shown for 400 W and 700 W. For higher WLA powers, the normalized IEDFs have a larger fraction of ions at higher energies. A sample error bar is shown in black. 10 of 11
11 kw of power, to avoid overheating the WLA, we limited ourselves to WLA powers below 700 W. At higher powers, the change in resistance due to the temperature increase of the antenna quickly causes the circuit detune and the delivered power drops. In addition to the lower power levels, the limited efficiency of any acceleration process is compounded by the geometry of this particular WLA. The solenoidal shape of the WLA ensures that most fields created by the antenna do not penetrate into the plasma, but instead stay contained within the antenna structure. As a result, the plasma does not significantly alter the load impedance of the WLA. The benefit is that it becomes much easier to tune power into the WLA, but this comes at the obvious cost of reduced coupling to the plasma. Future work will require a WLA with an active cooling system to help reach higher power or an altered geometry to help improve plasma loading. Acknowledgments This research was supported by a Strategic University Partnership Research (SURP) grant provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as well as the Program in Plasma Science and Technology (PPST) at Princeton University. References 1 Feldman, M.S., Choueiri, E.Y. The Direct Wave-Drive Thruster, 50 th Joint Propulsion Conference, Cleveland, OH, Number AIAA , July 28-30, Jorns, B. and Choueiri, E.Y., Thruster concept for transverse acceleration by the beating electrostatic waves ponderomotive force, 32 nd International Electric Propulsion Conference, Number IEPC , September 11-15, Feldman, M.S., Jorns, B., and Choueiri, E.Y. A Direct Wave-Drive Thruster using the Magnetosonic Mode, 34 th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Number IEPC , July 4-10, 2015, Hyogo-Kobe, Japan. 4 Stallard, B.W., Hooper, E.B., Power, J.L., Whistler-driven, electron-cyclotron-resonance-heated thruster - Experimental status, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Volume 12, No. 4, Diaz, F.R.C., The Vasimr Rocket, Scientific American, Volume 283, pp90-97, November Pavarin, D., Ferri, F., et. al., Design of a 50W Helicon Plasma Thruster, 31 st International Electric Propulsion Conference, Number IEPC September 20-24, Lovberg, R. H., Dailey, C. L., PIT Mark V Design. Number AIAA , September Choueiri, E., Polzin, K., Faraday Accelerator with Radio-frequency Assisted Discharge (FARAD). Number AIAA , July Bowick, C., RF Circuit Design, Newnes, 2nd Edition, pp64-66, Hutchinson, I.H. Principles of Plasma Diagnostics, Cambridge University Press, pp70-72, Dorf, L., Raitses, Y., Fisch, N.J., Electrostatic probe apparatus for measurements in the near-anode region of hall thrusters, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 75, 5, pp , Sheehan, J.P., and Hershkowitz, N., Emissive Probes, Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Vol. 20, 6, , Conversano, R.W., et. al., Development and Initial Testing of a Magnetically Shielded Miniature Hall Thruster, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. Special Issue on plasma propulsion, pp99, Peter, W., Roster, N., Theory of plasma injection into a magnetic field, Physics of Fluids Volume 25, 730, of 11
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